Sports fans who've felt snubbed thus far with iTunes and its
downloadable video offerings no longer need to feel rejected. It was announced today
that iTunes has entered a deal with ABC Sports and ESPN to offer condensed games (more recent ones such as the current
college football bowl games will be included), ESPN commercials (you know, the funny "This is
SportsCenter" ones), as well as other content like reality programming and classic games. Expect video
segments to be around 15 minutes with a $1.99 price tag. All this is supposed to be happening sometime this
month. I'm not sure how much longevity some of this stuff will have though. Other than my favorite teams, I don't
really like watching highlight reels over and over again - let alone have to pay for them. If they're smart, they'll
upload daily SportsCenter videos and offer them for free... but I don't see that happening.ESPN and ABC Sports hook up with iTunes
Sports fans who've felt snubbed thus far with iTunes and its
downloadable video offerings no longer need to feel rejected. It was announced today
that iTunes has entered a deal with ABC Sports and ESPN to offer condensed games (more recent ones such as the current
college football bowl games will be included), ESPN commercials (you know, the funny "This is
SportsCenter" ones), as well as other content like reality programming and classic games. Expect video
segments to be around 15 minutes with a $1.99 price tag. All this is supposed to be happening sometime this
month. I'm not sure how much longevity some of this stuff will have though. Other than my favorite teams, I don't
really like watching highlight reels over and over again - let alone have to pay for them. If they're smart, they'll
upload daily SportsCenter videos and offer them for free... but I don't see that happening.
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